Government Based upon Buddhist Theory

Abstract

Government uses sovereignty in accordance with the law in administrating the country. It includes various forms such as democratic and dictatorship government. Government can also be divided into various levels as central, provincial and local government. Science of politics and government in Buddhism is mainly the teaching related to all aspects of humans’ life. Buddhist thought or theory in government is, thus, the conceptual framework aiming at studying political and governmental theories and the development of society from ancient times up to present contributing to the complexity of government. Government is the use of authority in accordance with the law for achieving the objectives in governing the country as a whole. Before Buddha lived brotherhood and enlightened himself, he had studied and succeeded in 18 fields of science for being a king to govern the kingdom. Various teachings on politics and government are, therefore, appearing in Buddhism that the Buddhist government approaches can be studied and used as guidelines in governing oneself, governing society and governing the country.